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→Ritual circumcision and urinary tract infection in Israel: Wikify.
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According to Scripture, God intended to give gave the land of Canaan to Israel.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+13%3A1-2&version=NASBNET
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|quote= It is calling on Israel’s Health Ministry to require maternity wards and clinics to advise parents against metzitzah b’peh, Israeli media are reporting.
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''Reuters'' (2012) reported that increasing numbers of Israeli parents are saying no to circumcision. Some fear it is a form of "physical abuse". Discussion of [[Brit Milah| circumcision]] is said to be "taboo". [[Ronit Tamir]], the founder and executive director of [[KAHAL]], said, "The phenomenon is growing, I have no doubt. When we started the group 12 years ago we had to work hard to find 40 families ... They were keeping it secret and we had to promise them we'd keep it secret. Then, we'd get one or two phone calls a month. Nowadays I get dozens of emails and phone calls a month, hundreds a year."<ref>{{REFnews
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|quote="It's such a taboo in Israel and in Judaism,"
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The ''Times of Israel'' (2014) reported Jewish actress [https://thekindlife.com/ Alicia Silverstone ] is "among those Jews advocating against circumcision."<ref>{{REFnews
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The ''Jerusalem Post'' (2022) reported "A baby was rushed to the hospital in northern Israel on Monday after his [[circumcision]] went wrong, with his genitals being almost completely amputated during a [[Brit Milah| brit mila]] - — a Jewish ritual circumcision, Israeli media reported. The ''[[mohel]]'' was late found to be uncertified and did not undergo required training.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Israeli baby requires complex surgery after circumcision gone wrong
|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-716445
Prais et al. (2009) reported that a boy is 2.8 times more likely to get a [[UTI]] when [[circumcised]] by a [[mohel]] as compared to when circumcised by a physician.<ref name="prais2009" />
The urethra of girls is shorter than that of boys, so it is normal for girls to have more urinary tract infections than boys. Marild & Jodal (1998), working in [[Sweden]], reported an incidence of UTI in girls of 6.6% in the first six years of life, while boys had an incidence of 1.8%.<ref name="marild1998">{{REFjournal
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The [[Mantor Restorer]], a [[foreskin restoration]] device, is manufactured in Israel.
== Censorship in Israel ==
Discussion of the practice of [[Brit Milah| circumcision]] is likely to be censored. [[Alon Sivroni]] was banned from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_Pride Tel Aviv Pride Parade] for opposing circumcision. This is likely to occur when many men are in ''denial of loss'' to [[Sexual effects of circumcision| circumcision]].
== Homosexuality in Israel ==